A few days ago, we published a report highlighting the valve lifter issues some General Motors customers were experiencing in certain vehicles equipped with either its 5.3L V8 L84 gasoline engine or 6 ...

The engines of yesteryear were pretty simple, with tappets clackity-clacking away on cam lobes, opening valves, and making a ruckus while doing it. Mechanical lifters were adequate for valve operation ...

It's an easy enough problem to prevent. Ignore it and you might as well toss the whole truck in the trash.

General Motors has issued a service update for 2021 model year full-size truck and SUV models that are being shipped to dealerships and may be affected by valve lifter problems. The hazards: this ...

General Motors's Active Fuel Management (AFM) technology utilizes hydraulic valves, solenoids, and advanced software to shut down half of the cylinders in a V8 or V6 engine to save fuel. The system ...

Manufacturers like to use a lot of acronyms on their cars. Variable valve lift (VVL) and variable valve timing (VVT) are two of the most popular ones. These systems sound pretty similar, but what do ...

"Bullwinkle, that trick never works. Why don't you figure out how to make hydraulic roller lifters survive big spring pressure." "Huh?" Like Bullwinkle, hydraulic roller lifters get no respect. It ...

You can find the 6.4L, or 392, HEMI under the hoods of several models of cars, SUVs, and heavy-duty pickup trucks from Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram. The first Gen III 6.4L HEMI variant, introduced ...

Brian Cooley is CNET's Editor at large and has been with the brand since 1995. He currently focuses on electrification of vehicles but also follows the big trends in smart home, digital healthcare, 5G ...